Randall Victor Brungart

The article stated: "Pastor Scott Elliott at Riviera United Church of Christ in Palm Bay supported the decision and said he would gladly marry a same-sex couple, should that day arrive in Florida." He said the decisions are "a movement in the right direction toward love and the promise of equality for all in this community" and "As a Christian pastor, I think that's where we're called to go."

For Pastor Elliott to take this stance, he has to go against every teaching in the Holy Bible. This is not where any Christian is "called to go." As a point of reference, it is the opposite of where Christian followers should be.

Joe Pishgar

Marriage should be based on purely biblical principles, where interfaith marriages are prohibited, marriages are arranged, not based on romantic love but on property exchanges between families and ordered by fathers where brides must prove their virginity or be stoned to death. Where men are permitted a multitude of concubines, and a woman's property (including slaves) becomes the property of the man upon exchanging nuptials. Or, the classically biblical marriage of a rapist and his victim (Deut 22:28-29), or a male soldier and a prisoner of war (Numbers 31:1). I'm looking forward to seeing Randall's fight against the legalization of divorce in this country and reinstituting stoning as the punishment for adultery.

Michael Broadmeadow

A couple of points: First, As of Aug. 1, 30 percent of the population will be in states that allow marriage equality. Second, I agree with Joe's comments and would like to add that one cannot be a biblical literalist only when it suits one's case. As he points out, when do we start stoning again?

Editorial: "Voting Rights Act wasn't broken"

Peter Fusscas

When it comes time to guarantee the integrity of the ballot box, Congress is the last place to turn. The Motor Voter Law, passed by Congress in 1993, allows applicants who renew or obtain a driver's license to register to vote at the same time. Proof of citizenship is not required. Talk about broken. ... The Supreme Court decision finding Section 4 of the Voter Rights Act outdated and no longer valid is just a speed bump in marginalizing American citizenship.

Letter: "Corporations invest millions to push agenda"

Bonnie French

The key issue is not that there are super PACs, but how much money is being used to influence politicians by corporations and the rich. These people are supposed to be there doing the job they were elected to do, which is represent their constituents. Now if I took them out for dinner, and plied them with wine, and asked them to support my small business, and gave them money, I would be charged with bribing a public official. Whereas if you are a rich man with deep pockets, the rules do not apply as you just start a nonprofit or super PAC that does the dirty work for you. Get the money out of politics. No politician should be able to benefit from serving their community for at least five years after leaving public office.

Shannon Roberts

Unfortunately, we have elected a Brevard state legislative delegation that values large business-sector interests over those which serve the public good. It is not surprising that the Florida Chamber of Commerce would give these corporate "business" representatives an "A," where those supportive of students, teachers, first responders, clean energy, a healthy environment, women's rights, and those seeking employment, would probably give them an "F."

Letter: "GOP's 'scandal' hearings just more obstructionism"

William Pilgrim

While I tend to agree with the letter writer in general, I am willing to bet that if a Republican were president, liberals would be screaming their heads off that these "scandals" are the responsibility of the president because he is supposedly in charge and responsible for what occurs in his administration. Yet liberals have no problem blaming current events on the previous administration.

Pat Galbraith

I don't see the problem. There's no news here. No dots to connect. Fast and Furious and executive privilege - just one of those things. IRS snooping, first on conservative groups and then on the left, too. Benghazi - what does it matter now? NSA snooping and, well, just about everything. The most open administration in history. The Arab spring - Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and now Syria - such a string of successes. A chief of the NSA that gives Congress the least untruthful answer possible, an IRS supervisor who refuses to answer questions.